Category: Fieldguide

Weaver, masked

Weaver, masked

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Lovely nests. Lot’s of them in tree above our camp at Lower Sabie. Babies dropped down into our camp and died. Were they pushed out or was it the storm? Babies had tiny blue feathers on their wings. Male builds the nest. If female doesn’t like it, she cuts it off the branch and it falls to the ground.

Baboon, Chacma

Baboon, Chacma

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Load call is “Wa-Hoo”. Diurnal. Sleeps in trees or on rock ledges. Omnivores but also may hunt prey. Babies carried under mom’s tummy when you and after that on her back. Found everywhere except in deserts.

Red Hartebeest

Red Hartebeest

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Bontebok National Park, Cape, South Africa

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Our first exciting mammal sighting

Kingfisher, Woodland

Kingfisher, Woodland

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Spotted by mom.

Lourie, Grey

Lourie, Grey

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Go Way bird. Shouts “Go Way” when you come near it. They are said to warn animals when bushmen in the Kalahari are stalking them.

Stork, saddle-bill

Stork, saddle-bill

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Incredibly beautiful and huge

Guinea Fowl, Helmeted

Guinea Fowl, Helmeted

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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They actually look like they’re from the Roman times with those racing helmets on.

Dikkop, Spotted

Dikkop, Spotted

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Looks like a small Korhaan

Eagle, African Fish

Eagle, African Fish

Date spotted: January 2012

Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Very grand. Beautiful cry.